Fatal Ax: Car Goes Wrongway on I-405, Killing Two

At about 7:50 PM on January 11, 2008, a white Honda Civic turned south onto northbound I-405 from NE 6th Street. Shortly after, it stuck an oncoming Ford Escape (roughly at NE 2 St, near the NE 4 St exit). The two males in the Honda died instantly and the 21 year-old female driving the SUV was rushed to the hospital after being extricated with some broken bones; she was rushed to Harborview Hospital and is expected to live. All lanes of interstate 405 were closed for over an hour while Washington State Patrol investigated the accident. Both vehicles were going approximately 60 MPH at the time of the crash. WSP is not sure at this time (1/11/08) what caused the driver of the white car to go the wrong way, but they say alcohol or drugs might have been a factor. News Links (for more detailed info): http://www.bellevuereporter.com/jumpstory.html?story=brief2&pubdate=1/16/2008 http://www.kirotv.com/news/15035927/detail.html http://www.king5.com/topstories/stories/NW_011108WAB_wrongwayfatal_KC.1376cb2b.html http://www.komotv.com/news/13726872.html http://www.iaff1604.org/index.cfm?zone=/unionactive/view_article.cfm&HomeID=75927 http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/347129_crash12.html NOTE: because of the tragedy involved in this event, please keep comments extra respectful. I will delete any that seem to disrespect the people that died in this accident. Thank you.

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